Beach bed

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a bed comprising a reclining surface dimensionally configured to bear, horizontally, the full length (from the heel to the back of the head) of people lying outstretched at least longitudinally, characterized by a wall rising along at least one section of the edge, of the reclining surface and thus enclosing at least one area of said reclining surface, and a top that can move between at least one first position and one second position each of which provide cover for differently sized areas of the reclining surface.

The present invention relates to a reclining furniture having a reclining surface for at least one person.

Beds are probably the oldest pieces of furniture in cultural history. Unlike chairs or armchairs, they have a reclining surface that is dimensionally configured to horizontally support at least one human body (in particular one that lies stretched out) entirely lengthwise (from head to toe—lying on its back, i.e. from heel to back of head). One such piece of furniture is the bed according to the invention.

Especially on the beach, yet also elsewhere outdoors, seating furniture in the form of deckchairs are known. A particular form are hooded beach chairs, which are considered exactly armchairs with a lateral wall along the seat surface and back surface with extendable footrests. In them one sits quite well-protected against side wind and back wind, and against sun from some directions, yet the hooded beach chair must be shifted with moving sun or changing wind direction. In addition, deckchairs as well as the hooded beach chairs are armchairs—i.e. seating furniture.

The present invention is based on the object of creating a more comfortable and protected piece of furniture for outdoor use.

This object is solved by an apparatus having the features of claim 1. Preferred embodiments are given in the subclaims.

The invention is a bed with a reclining surface which is dimensionally configured to horizontally support at least one human body lying outstretched (preferably two side by side) entirely lengthwise (from the heel to the back of the head).

The bed according to the invention has a wall which projects along at least one section of the edge of the reclining surface and thus surrounds at least one area of the reclining surface.

The bed according to the invention furthermore has a hood that can be moved between at least one first position and one second position, each of which covers different sized areas of the reclining surface.

The bed according to the invention is preferably a structural unit consisting of the reclining surface, the wall and the hood. A frame construction or framework construction can therefore carry the reclining surface, for example, as an upholstery surface, yet the reclining surface can also be suspended and/or tensioned into the construction, for example, as a sheet approximately in the manner of a hammock or as a wickerwork. The wall is preferably firmly attached to the reclining surface, for example, by means of the construction, and the hood is preferably firmly secured (yet movable according to the invention), in particular attached to the wall. However, according to the invention, the hood can also stand next to the reclining surface unconnected by a frame, as with the wall, which can stand unconnected around the reclining surface—so that the overall result, according to the invention, is a system of matching elements for reclining surface, wall and hood.

Preferably the hood covers the entire reclining surface in at least one of its positions. In particular, the bed according to the invention can then protect persons on its reclining surface from wind, sun, rain and views from all directions, if the hood in (also) this position lies substantially against the entire upper edge of the wall (and/or projects laterally outwards beyond it) and if, in particular, the wall also still surrounds the entire reclining surface.

Thus, it is possible according to the invention to lie on the reclining surface, to be protected by the surrounding wall from wind from all sides (and also from views from some distance). And it is further possible to position the hood such that it protects the entire reclining surface when it is raining, as well as when the sun is too strong—or even from views from close proximity. In other positions of the hood, it is completely folded to the side, does not cover the reclining surface at all—or leaves one or more viewing areas between the edge of the hood and the upper edge of the wall and only partially covers the reclining surface approximately in the area of the heads of persons on the reclining surface to shade them.

For example, the hood can be adjusted and/or moved and/or folded, it can be configured, for example, as a pram hood and/or as a venetian blind, i.e. made of flexible flat material such as textile and/or foil, and/or from rigid elements that can be moved in relation to the reclining surface, approximately in the manner of rotating and/or sliding window shutters.

Preferably the reclining surface, the wall and the hood (in one position of the hood) together shield a space above the reclining surface substantially completely from view, wind and/or rain, surrounding it substantially completely.

Both the hood and the wall can have at least one window.

The wall, particularly in the embodiment in which it surrounds the entire reclining surface, may have a passage (i.e. a narrow interruption or an area of lesser height so that it is particularly easy to climb over) and/or a door.

According to the invention, the wall does not, however, have to surround the entire reclining surface, can be configured, for example, along the entire edge of the head as well as at least one section of both side edges of the reclining surface, in particular along the entire edge of the head, both side edges as well as in sections of the foot edge of the reclining surface with a passage therein.

The wall may vary in height in different sections of the edge of the reclining surface, preferably with the greatest height at the edge of the area of the reclining surface which is configured for the head of a person lying on it. The upper edge of the wall may span, at least in sections, an imaginary plane oblique to the horizontal, in particular inclined downwards from the edge above the head area of the reclining surface in the direction of the foot area of the reclining surface.

Preferably the entire reclining surface is horizontal. Preferably at least one section of the reclining surface is inclinably adjustable, namely the thigh area and/or the back area and/or the head area of the reclining surface, the latter individually or together from the horizontal upwards and/or the area for the lower legs from the horizontal downwards. Thus, the reclining surface can also be adjusted from a lying and sleeping position to an ergonomic and comfortable reclining seat position and sitting position.

A sitting position can also be assumed in the bed according to the invention in that at least one area of the wall is formed as a backrest and/or headrest. A backrest and/or headrest element may also be placed with a lower edge on the reclining surface or in latching brackets and lean against the wall with an upper edge (and/or suspended above the upper edge of the wall or in latching brackets). The angle of the backrest and/or headrest element may be adjustable by various possible positions at these points (and possibly prepared, for example, by heels, hooks or recesses).

The wall is preferably made of wickerwork in the manner of a hooded beach chair (for example, willow, thread, waxed paper tape or synthetic material). This has proven to be aesthetically pleasing and weather-resistant. The reclining surface is preferably upholstered (for example, with artificial leather, textile and/or mesh covering).

To move with physical strength, as with known hooded beach chairs, the bed can have runners (especially two parallel ones) for easier movement, for example, on sand or a meadow—or at least one wheel, so that the bed can be moved in the manner of a wheelbarrow, then preferably with two handles at the appropriate place.

At least one storage compartment box or net may be located on the bed, for example, behind the backrest and/or below the reclining surface, each of which may be pivoted and/or removable as a lid.

Further advantages, embodiments and details of the invention are described below in the description of embodiment examples with reference to the attached figures:

FIG. 1 shows a spatial view of three beds according to the invention.

The FIGURE shows three beds 2 with a reclining surface 4 which is dimensionally configured to horizontally support two human bodies 6 lying outstretched next to one another entirely lengthwise (from the heel to the back of the head).

The beds 2 each have a wall 8, which protrudes along the edge of the reclining surface 4 and thus surrounds the entire reclining surface.

The beds also have a hood 10 which is movable between at least one first position (shown) and one second position (not shown), each of which covers different areas of the reclining surface.

The beds are each a structural unit of the reclining surface 4, the wall 8 and the hood 10. A framework construction (not shown) carries the reclining surface 4 which is formed as an upholstery surface. The wall 8 is fixedly connected to the framework construction beneath the reclining surface and the hood 10 is firmly secured (yet movable according to the invention) to the wall.

The hood of the two beds 2″ shown on the right covers the entire reclining surface in its shown position. In particular, these beds can protect people on their reclining surface 4 from wind, sun, rain and views from all directions, since in this position the hood rests against the entire upper edge 12 of the wall (or projects laterally outwards beyond it at the foot edge 14) and since the wall 8 furthermore surrounds the entire reclining surface 4.

Thus, it is possible according to the invention to lie on the reclining surface 4 to be protected by the surrounding wall 8 from wind from all sides (and also from views from some distance). And for the two beds 4″ on the right of the FIGURE, it is further possible to position the hood such that it protects the entire reclining surface when it is raining, as well as when the sun is too strong—or even from views from close proximity. In other positions (not shown) of the hood 10 which is designed as a pram hood, it can be completely folded to the side, i.e. it cannot cover the reclining surface at all—or in another position (as in the case of the bed 2′ on the left in the FIGURE) it leaves a visible area 16 between the edge 18′ of the hood 10′ and the upper edge 12′ of the wall 4′—and thus covers the reclining surface 4′ only partially in the area of the heads of the persons 6 on the reclining surface 4′ in order to shade them.

The hood 10 can therefore be adjusted, i.e. folded.

Advantageously, the reclining surface 4″ downwards, the wall 8″ towards all sides, and the hood 10″ in the shown position of the right beds upwards shield together the entire space above the reclining surface from view, wind and/or rain, and surround it completely.

Both the hood 10 and the wall 4 each have at least one window 20.

The wall 8′ in the foot area of the reclining surface 4′ of the bed 2′ on the left in the FIGURE has a passage 22′ in its center (i.e. a narrow interruption 22′).

The wall 8 is different in height in different sections of the edge of the reclining surface 4, with the greatest height at the edge 24 of the area of the reclining surface which is configured for the head of people lying on it. The upper edge of the wall 8 spans an imaginary plane which is inclined to the horizontal and thereby inclined downwards from the edge 24 above the head area of the reclining surface 4 in the direction of the foot area of the reclining surface.

The entire reclining surface 4 is horizontal. A reclining seat position can also be assumed by the persons 6 in the bed 2 according to the invention, a backrest and headrest element 26 is supported against the wall in the form of a large cushion.

The wall 8 is made of wickerwork in the manner of a hooded beach chair. This has proved to be aesthetically pleasing and weatherproof. The reclining surface is upholstered with striped artificial leather covering.

For moving with physical strength, as with known hooded beach chairs, the bed 2 has a pair of parallel runners 28 for easier moving, for example, on sand or a meadow, and a pull rope loop on the wall 8 in the foot area for better grabbing and pulling. 

1. A bed with a reclining surface which is dimensionally configured to horizontally support human bodies at least lying outstretched entirely lengthwise (from the heel to the back of the head), a wall projecting along at least one section of the edge of the reclining surface and thus surrounding at least one area of the reclining surface, and a hood movable between at least one first position and one second position, each covering different sized areas of the reclining surface.
 2. A bed according to claim 1, wherein the hood covers the entire reclining surface in at least one of its positions.
 3. A bed according to claim 1, wherein the hood in one of its positions bears substantially against the entire upper edge of the wall and/or projects laterally outwards beyond it.
 4. A bed according to claim 1, wherein in one position of the hood, the reclining surface, the wall and the hood substantially completely shield a space above the reclining surface from view, wind and/or rain.
 5. A bed according to claim 1, wherein the wall surrounds the entire reclining surface.
 6. A bed according to claim 5, wherein the wall has a passage and/or a door.
 7. A bed according to claim 1, wherein the entire reclining surface is horizontal.
 8. A bed according to claim 1, wherein at least one section of the reclining surface is inclinably adjustable.
 9. A bed according to claim 1, wherein the at least one area of the wall is formed as a backrest and/or headrest.
 10. A bed according to claim 1, wherein a backrest and/or headrest element is adjustable on the reclining surface or in latching brackets and/or is able to be suspended inclinably adjustable via the upper edge of the wall or in latching brackets. 